VP, Global Controller

Dandy•,

5d•$240,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Dandy is seeking an accomplished leader to own the global Accounting and Treasury function within its Finance organization. The VP, Global Controller will serve as the primary accounting partner to the C-suite as Dandy scales internationally and prepares for an IPO. This leader will build and develop a scalable accounting team, financial systems, reporting, planning, cash management, and accounting policies for a rapidly growing, complex, data-intensive operating business. The role owns end-to-end financial reporting, including close, consolidation, and account reconciliation, and will work to shorten the monthly close from more than seven days to three or four days. It will lead a shift to quarterly reporting and deliver consistent closes and financial statements, including SEC-ready disclosures. The VP will also lead IPO readiness, SOX preparation, audit relationships, formal accounting policies, technical accounting, international expansion, global treasury, manufacturing cost accounting, finance systems and automation, and the growth of a global team across the US and LATAM.

Requirements

At least 12 years of accounting experience, including senior accounting leadership at a high-growth, operationally complex company.
Big 4 audit background.
Hands-on experience preparing a company for IPO readiness or operating as a public company, including SOX, SEC reporting, and quarterly close.
Track record of building scalable accounting systems and processes.
Experience with multi-entity international consolidation, including transfer pricing, intercompany processes, and foreign exchange.
Visible, accountable leadership, including owning problems openly and leading teams through difficult closes.
Integrity and a practical, solution-oriented approach.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills, with the ability to build trust with executives, auditors, and peers.
Strong prioritization and project management skills in a fast-paced environment.
Comfort working in an innovative, disruptive culture.
Expertise in NetSuite and Excel or Google Sheets, and comfort using AI to automate work.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or a hardware-plus-services business, including inventory and cost accounting.
CPA and/or an advanced degree.
Experience at a technology or high-growth company, especially one combining manufacturing or hardware with software.
Experience implementing or remediating ERP, procure-to-pay, or HRIS systems.
Experience with purchase price allocations and integrating acquisitions.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end financial reporting, including close, consolidation, and account reconciliation, and reduce the monthly close from approximately seven or more days to three or four days.
Lead the shift from annual to quarterly reporting and deliver consistent quarterly closes and financial statements, including SEC-ready disclosures such as segments and EPS.
Set and enforce close standards, communicate issues and results transparently, and maintain a high bar across the team.
Partner with People, Operations, and FP&A to improve data quality in source systems before close.
Own the relationship with the Big 4 auditor.
Lead SOX readiness, including control gap assessment, remediation, segregation of duties, and access and change-management controls across financial systems.
Write and maintain formal accounting policies and technical accounting memos covering areas such as revenue recognition, ASC 842 leases, stock compensation, complex instruments, and purchase price allocations.
Serve as the primary accounting stakeholder for international expansion across Europe, LATAM, and APAC.
Partner with Tax on transfer pricing, intercompany agreements, VAT and indirect tax, and quarterly tax provision.
Simplify intercompany processes and build a consolidation model that accommodates new entities within the existing process.
Support global treasury and banking, including international banking partners and multi-currency accounts payable and payments.
Partner with Operations and FP&A on lab cost accounting, including inventory, cost cards, labor allocation, and fixed assets for scanner fleets and manufacturing equipment.
Ensure cost and margin data supports leadership decisions on capital allocation and gross margin.
Own the accounting systems roadmap centered on NetSuite, including integrations with billing, Stripe, Avalara, HRIS/payroll, procure-to-pay, fixed asset, and lease tools.
Replace manual spreadsheet-based processes with automated, auditable processes and leverage AI tools.
Partner with Business Systems on ITGCs, data governance, and finance system administration.
Lead, develop, and grow a global team across the US and LATAM covering accounting, AP, AR/billing, payroll, treasury, and international operations.
Design the target organization over time and build public-company functions in technical accounting and SEC reporting, internal controls/SOX, and FinOps.
Improve information flow across Accounting, FP&A, Tax, and Treasury.
Prioritize and manage projects in a fast-paced environment while working across adjacent areas such as FP&A, Tax, People systems, and Operations.